Turn your Raspberry Pi into Wi-Fi Access Point

Tucked away an old Raspberry Pi somewhere? It serves a whole new purpose — because you can make it a full-fledged Wi-Fi access point! From extending your wireless coverage to creating a portable hotspot or setting up a network for your smart home or IOT devices, the raspberry pi is more than up to the job. That, along with its relatively cheap cost, built-in Wi-Fi (on Pi 3 and 4), and flexible Linux operating system, makes the Raspberry Pi perfect for setting up a wireless access point, and it’s easier than you might imagine.

In this really easy guide we’ll show you how to build an advanced Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi with RaspAP — web-based interface to configuring your access point.

Update your Raspberry Pi Using below command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Switch iptables to Legacy Mode:

sudo apt install iptables -y

sudo update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
sudo update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy

Run the RaspAP Installer:

curl -sL https://install.raspap.com | bash

After done Reboot your system using below commnad:

sudo reboot

If you’re looking for a fun yet practical project, look no further than turning your Raspberry Pi into a Wi-Fi access point. Tools such as RaspAP help simplify the setup process so that you can run your own wireless network with minimal Setup process. Setting up all of these modes of repeater network while hosting a secured private hotspot, extended home Wi-Fi, or isolated a smart device dedicated network highlights the versatility of Raspberry Pi once again.

With your Pi radiating its own wireless signal, you have an access point that is small, light, low-energy and inexpensive — ready to go wherever, whenever and however you want.